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The '''39th century BC''' was a [[century]] which lasted from the year 3900 BC to 3801 BC.
The '''39th century BC''' was a [[century]] which lasted from the year 3900 BC to 3801 BC.
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[[File:Sweet Track replica.jpg|alt=Two wooden posts set in the ground and crossing at an angle support a wooden board, which disappears into tall green reeds|thumb|A replica of the Sweet Track]]
[[File:Sweet Track replica.jpg|alt=Two wooden posts set in the ground and crossing at an angle support a wooden board, which disappears into tall green reeds|thumb|A replica of the Sweet Track]]


* The [[Post Track]], an ancient [[causeway]] in the [[Somerset Levels]], England, is built, c. 3838 BC. It is one of the oldest engineered [[road]]s discovered in [[Northern Europe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avalonmarshes.org/the-avalon-marshes/heritage/sweet-track/|title=The Sweet Track & Other Trackways|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=8 Mar 2018}}</ref>
* The [[Post Track]], an ancient [[causeway]] in the [[Somerset Levels]], England, is built, c. 3838 BC. It is one of the oldest engineered [[road]]s discovered in [[Northern Europe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avalonmarshes.org/the-avalon-marshes/heritage/sweet-track/|title=The Sweet Track & Other Trackways|access-date=8 Mar 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210175843/https://avalonmarshes.org/the-avalon-marshes/heritage/sweet-track/|archive-date=10 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The [[Sweet Track]], an ancient causeway also in the Somerset Levels, the oldest [[timber trackway]] discovered in Northern Europe, is built in 3807 BC or 3806 BC, [[Dendrochronology|tree-ring dating (Dendrochronology)]] enabled very precise dating.<ref Name="Current_Archaeology_172">{{cite web|title=The Somerset Levels (the oldest timber trackway discovered in Northern Europe) |work=Current Archaeology 172 |url=http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/issues/ca172/ca172.htm |accessdate=2007-03-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311003620/http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/issues/ca172/ca172.htm |archivedate=2007-03-11 |date=February 2001 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>
* The [[Sweet Track]], an ancient causeway also in the Somerset Levels, the oldest [[timber trackway]] discovered in Northern Europe, is built in 3807 BC or 3806 BC; [[Dendrochronology|tree-ring dating (dendrochronology)]] enabled very precise dating.<ref Name="Current_Archaeology_172">{{cite web|title=The Somerset Levels (the oldest timber trackway discovered in Northern Europe) |work=Current Archaeology 172 |url=http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/issues/ca172/ca172.htm |access-date=2007-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311003620/http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/issues/ca172/ca172.htm |archive-date=2007-03-11 |date=February 2001 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Plough]] in use.
*[[Plough]] in use.
*[[5.9 kiloyear event]], one of the most intense [[aridification]] events during the [[Holocene]]. It ended the [[Neolithic Subpluvial]] and likely initiated the most recent [[desiccation]] of the [[Sahara]] desert, triggering [[human migration|migration]] to [[river valley]]s, such as from central [[North Africa]] to the [[Nile valley]].


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 11:51, 12 April 2024

The 39th century BC was a century which lasted from the year 3900 BC to 3801 BC.

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Two wooden posts set in the ground and crossing at an angle support a wooden board, which disappears into tall green reeds
A replica of the Sweet Track

References

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  1. ^ "The Sweet Track & Other Trackways". Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 8 Mar 2018.
  2. ^ "The Somerset Levels (the oldest timber trackway discovered in Northern Europe)". Current Archaeology 172. February 2001. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-03-25.